Filed under: Games & Gaming, Interesting Links, Multiplayer, Role-Playing | Tags: fantasy, pen & paper, Role-Playing
Sorry for the delay, it certainly has been a few days longer than I would have liked. I was actually expecting Jasmine to blog about one of the items on her topic list before I got to my next post, but I guess I win!
I have a few things to blog about over the next couple days, but I’ll start from the to top: Fantasy Grounds. Chances are you haven’t heard of it, but it’s essentially a virtual tabletop for Pencil and Paper role-playing games, and all that the concept implies. Roll virtual dice, draw on virtual maps, host games and play as Non-Player Characters and even use mood lighting to accentuate your scenario’s location and various expositions. It’s the whole freakin’ package, and it’s customizable; don’t like a particular rule-set? Fine, create your own (a feature that has me drooling over this thing) – inject your own map graphics, character portraits, and pretty much anything else you can imagine.
The full version, of course, costs money – but it’s affordable, and comes in two flavors; ‘Full’ and ‘Lite’ – the former offering the ‘game master’ system and customization tools, and the latter being the player’s edition, allowing them to log into the game master’s ‘room’ and play their characters.
If you’re a fan of role-playing, or simply were too shy to try it, this is your chance. There’s nothing more comforting (and annoying) than the anonymity of the internet – but at least you can have hearty creative sessions over the distance with close friends.
Definitely good stuff.
UPDATE: It’s too much of a coincidence that I made this post on the same day that Gary Gygax passed away. RIP Gary, and thank you for all your contributions to evolving modern gaming. Your work inspired Ultima, which makes me eternally grateful.
